shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
high heels; high-heeled shoes
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
handsome man; actor in a love scene
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to shave off; to scrape off
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
thought; consideration; thinking
omen; sign; notice; indication
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
sweeping sideways; mowing down
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing